It happens to Arsenal every season, so with Wenger forced to negotiate another distressing injury during his side’s 2-1 defeat to West Brom on Saturday, few would be surprised at the Frenchman’s predicament. For me, being manager of a team in the Premier League was exciting enough but to play Manchester United as league leaders and win manager of the month was incredible.
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Troy Deeney tragically went from being the savior of the game to the villain in a span of five minutes for Watford when he equalized with a penalty in the 87th minute of the game before sliding a Bastian Schweinsteiger cross into his own net in injury time.
However, the record in question just takes into account Premier League matches.
We all know they are not champions material but with Arsenal and Manchester City flattering to deceive, United will be in the best position to take home the EPL trophy.
Miracles are few and far between in the Premier League.
Everton were irrepressible while Aston Villa were abject as the Merseyside outfit shellacked the Villans 4-0 at Goodison Park.
“But we will go into the game believing we can win it, and our mentality is that we will always get at least a point”. They still haven’t won a game since the opening day of the season when they beat Bournemouth 1 – 0.
Hamann was not the only observer to suggest that Ranieri’s appointment wouldn’t have been a success at the King Power Stadium before the season started. Whether they remain top come 2016 is hard to gauge, but they will still be in the thereabouts.
Ahead of Saturday’s top-of-the-table showdown with Manchester United, the Leicester City striker has credited his teammates for helping him equal Ruud van Nistelrooy’s record of scoring in 10 consecutive Premier League games. Roberto Firmino and Philippe Coutinho were instrumental.
It must be wonderful to be a Leicester City players or supporter right now.
Kane has been in good form in recent weeks after the 22-year-old scored twice in Tottenham’s 4-1 victory over West Ham United in Sunday’s London derby. Toby Alderweireld and Kyle Walker scored the other two goals for the Spurs before Manuel Lanzini scored a late consolation for the Hammers.
The way in which we struggled to deal with the predictable game-plan of direct balls up to Vardy and Ulloa, shows a complete lack of planning and tactical acumen on McClaren’s part.
Despite Vardy having a rather successful season, he did it in a quiet manner and was still relatively unknown to many Premier League fans.
Surely there won’t be a repeat of last season’s game but with Ranieri’s men in the form they’re in, you certainly wouldn’t put it past them…
Both Memphis and Firmino have endured slow starts after big-money moves to the Premier League, but on Saturday both highlighted their quality.
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Round 13 was a lucky one for the Black Cats as Sunderland came away with huge three points from their visit at Crystal Palace.
